⚽ General Football News 2021-22 Season- Open Thread

La Liga president launches complaints over Man City & PSG

La Liga president Javier Tebas has acknowledged that he has submitted a complaint in relation to Manchester City’s signing of Erling Haaland and that he intends to do so in relation to Kylian Mbappe’s contract extension at Paris Saint-Germain.

The two players were among the top summer objectives of La Liga’s biggest clubs, Real Madrid and Barcelona, but both were unable to compete with the financial resources that allowed Haaland to move to Manchester and Mbappe to remain in Paris.

Tebas threatened to denounce PSG to UEFA, the French government, and the European Union shortly after Mbappe’s contract extension, voicing his concerns over the Ligue 1 club’s financial transactions.

That official complaint has yet to emerge, and it appears that this is due to Tebas’ initial focus on protesting about Haaland.

He addressed a press conference, “I’m not standing up for Madrid over the Mbappe issue; I’m standing up for European football.” “It’s more risky than the Super League to consent to these operations outside the market when those clubs are.”

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Scaloni makes the rules :triumph:

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Ronaldinho revealed Zidane is the one coach he would’ve wanted to play for :eyes:

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Kevin de Bruyne and Phil Foden running behind this duo :dizzy_face::dizzy_face:

(h/t Wean32/TW)

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This weekend, MLS sides will take to the pitch wearing numbers inspired by Juneteenth, the historic date commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans in the United States :us:

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LaLiga has filed a complaint with UEFA against PSG and Manchester City stating these clubs are continuously breaching the current financial fair play regulations.

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Jose Mourinho has signed Nemanja Matic three times in his career :handshake:

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Mo Salah is 8th on The Sunday Times’ 2022 Giving List for most charitable donations, he’s donated over 6% of his 2022 wealth :clap:

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A former Russia captain has risked jail time by speaking out against the war in Ukraine :ukraine:

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Kylian Mbappé has signed with WME Sports to launch his own production banner, Zebra Valley.

The production company will make scripted, non-scripted and animation content centered on sports, music, art, technology, consumer products, gaming and youth culture :movie_camera:

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Erling Haaland played in a friendly match vs. Vivil IL, a team which helps provide sporting opportunities for people with disabilities in Oslo :norway::clap:

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No room for Messi or Ronaldo in Van Basten’s greatest players of all-time :eyes:

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Dani Alves and Marcelo leaving Barcelona and Real Madrid in the same season.

End of an era :pleading_face::brazil:

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The only player to win a Ballon d’Or in three different decades :trophy:

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2008-2014: Real Madrid
2014-2016: Juventus
2016-2017: Real Madrid
2017-2019: Chelsea
2019-2020: Atlético
2020-2022: Juventus
2022-: Atlético

Álvaro Morata has spent his career bouncing around Europe’s biggest clubs :sunglasses:

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Monterrey’s stadium selected to host 2026 World Cup games.

You love to see it :star_struck::mexico:

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OFFICIAL: Former Man City, Roma and Lazio player Kolarov retires from football

OFFICIAL: Former Man City, Roma and Lazio player Kolarov retires from football

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